From smash burgers to summer seafood specials, check out six dining updates across the Greater Houston area, as reported by Community Impact.

Impacts of the week

Stella’s Fresh Brunch opens second location

Menu items include an assortment of pancakes, such as buttermilk, lemon blueberry ricotta and cinnamon roll. Other options include Dubai chocolate croffles, mixed berry waffles, French toast and berry bread pudding.

The brunch restaurant serves mocktails, including strawberry lemon spritz and orange sunburst, according to its menu.

The menu is inspired by seasonal ingredients and Rabanal’s travels, but many of the ideas come directly from guests. (Courtesy Stella's Fresh Brunch)
The brunch restaurant serves mocktails, including strawberry lemon spritz and orange sunburst. (Courtesy Stella’s Fresh Brunch)

Fortune Eight opens its doors on Washington Avenue

Cooked to order and crafted with real ingredients, Fortune Eight’s wok-fired entrees range from kung pao chicken and walnut shrimp to featured menu items like its baby bok choy and shitake.

The menu also includes appetizers such as spring rolls, spicy wontons and fortune fries. Milk, fruit and Thai teas are also available for purchase.

Desi District now offering Indian cuisine, groceries in Cypress

Desi District will feature the Desi Eatery, which offers a variety of Indian cuisine, such as chaat, tandoori and hot curries prepared daily.

The grocery area will include a variety of spices and staples as well as a halal butcher station.

Desi District is an Indian fusion restaurant and grocer. (Courtesy Desi District)
The Desi Eatery offers a variety of Indian cuisine, such as chaat, tandoori and hot curries prepared daily. (Courtesy Desi District)

Bad Buns now offering smash burgers in Katy

The restaurant—which also operates a location in Sugar Land—offers smash burgers, fries and shakes, per its website.

Known for its late hours, the Katy location closes at 11 p.m. on weekdays and midnight on weekends.

Bad Buns which also operates a location in Sugar Land, offers smash burgers, fries and shakes. (Courtesy Bad Buns)
Bad Buns which also operates a location in Sugar Land, offers smash burgers, fries and shakes. (Courtesy Bad Buns)

Pho 77 now serving Vietnamese cuisine in Cypress area

The full service restaurant offers Vietnamese staples including pho, banh mi, rice noodles and boba by owners Nykhol Phan and John Vu, who also manage Biff’s Banh Mi & Pho.

Dining spotlight

Goode Company Seafood celebrates 40th anniversary in the Houston area

The classic seafood restaurant has served Houston residents fresh catches daily for the last four decades and has since opened a second location off the Katy Freeway, officials said.

To commemorate this milestone, both locations of the eatery are offering summerlong specials through Sept. 30 where guests can enjoy throwback pricing from the original menu, daily happy hours, limited edition food items inspired by the company’s history and 40% off wine bottles every Wednesday, according to a June 8 news release.

“It’s been my family’s honor to serve the people of Houston for the last 40 years at Goode Co. Seafood,” said Levi Goode, the president and chef of the eatery. “The Gulf Coast has been an important part of my family’s history, and I’m grateful for each and every guest, as well as all of the purveyors we have relationships with, that have allowed us to make it this far.”

While you can choose your nonmeat options for Friday, Goode Co. Seafood also has Easter meals available for preorder. (Courtesy Goode Co. Seafood)
Both locations of the eatery are offering summerlong specials through Sept. 30. (Courtesy Courtesy Goode Co. Seafood)